Question NW2091 to the Minister of Health

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17 June 2022 - NW2091

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Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Health

(a) What is the total number of critical skills personnel who are (i) employed in each public health care facility in each province, (ii) trained locally and (iii) sourced from other countries, (b) which countries do the specified personnel come from, (c) what is the current vacancy rate of critical skills in each public health care facility in each province and (d) what is the breakdown of the type of critical skills shortages in each public health care facility in each province?

Reply:

a) The core business in the health sector is born in health services as provided by health professions that requires various skills mix to respond to the burden of diseases in South Africa. In response to the question, the following critical skills that are required in majority numbers were concentrated on (i.e. Medical Practitioners Categories, Nursing Categories, Pharmacists and Emergency Medical Services)

(i) The table below indicate the total identified critical skill personnel per province

Critical Skills employed per Province - All citizenship categories as at May 2022

 

Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

KwaZulu Natal

Limpopo Province

Mpumalanga

North West

Northern Cape

Western Cape

Grand Total

NURSE CATEGORIES

20327

7158

31255

34714

16525

10256

9866

2618

13735

146454

EMS / PARAMEDICS

264

194

351

335

238

79

156

57

330

2004

MEDICAL PRACTIONER

2208

1116

6271

4639

1510

1227

1307

437

3400

22115

PHARMACIST

417

151

538

803

567

315

312

109

319

3531

Grand Total

23216

8619

38415

40491

18840

11877

11641

3221

17784

174104

 

(ii) A total of South African Citizens health professionals trained locally and employed in critical skills categories per provinces:

Critical Skills employed per Province - South African Citizenship as at May 2022

 

Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

KwaZulu Natal

Limpopo Province

Mpumalanga

North West

Northern Cape

Western Cape

Grand Total

NURSE CATEGORIES

20304

7143

31180

34687

16510

10237

9837

2614

13693

146205

EMS / PARAMEDICS

263

194

351

335

238

79

156

57

329

2002

MEDICAL PRACTIONER

2020

985

5643

4338

1402

1139

975

339

3266

20107

PHARMACIST

404

139

511

781

558

303

291

103

313

3403

Grand Total

22991

8461

37685

40141

18708

11758

11259

3113

17601

171717

*Data source is PERSAL System extracted on May 2022

(iii) Other citizenship critical skill categories sourced from Countries

Critical Skills employed per Province - Other Counties as at May 2022

 

Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

KwaZulu Natal

Limpopo Province

Mpumalanga

North West

Northern Cape

Western Cape

Grand Total

NURSE CATEGORIES

23

15

75

27

15

19

29

4

42

249

EMS / PARAMEDICS

1

 0

 0

1

2

MEDICAL PRACTIONER

188

131

628

301

108

88

332

98

134

2008

PHARMACIST

13

12

27

22

9

12

21

6

6

128

Grand Total

225

158

730

350

132

119

382

108

183

2387

*Data source is PERSAL System extracted on May 2022

b) The following data indicates the countries the specified personnel come from.

Critical Skills employed per Province - Other Counties as at May 2022

 

Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

KZN

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

North West

Northern Cape

Western Cape

Grand Total

ANGOLA

 

 

1

3

 

 

 

 

 

4

ARGENTINA

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

ARUBA

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

AUSTRALIA

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

1

3

AUSTRIA

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

BANGLADESH

1

1

1

9

2

 

3

 

 

17

BELGIUM

1

 

5

3

1

1

 

 

2

13

BOTSWANA

4

3

29

2

6

 

20

2

 

66

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

BULGARIA

 

 

 

3

 

1

 

 

 

4

BURKINA FASO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

BURMA

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

2

BURUNDI

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

5

7

CAMEROON

1

1

8

1

2

 

 

1

4

18

CANADA

 

 

1

1

1

 

 

 

1

4

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

1

1

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

4

CHILE

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

CHINA

 

 

5

2

 

 

 

 

 

7

COLOMBIA

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

COOK ISLANDS

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

 

3

COSTA RICA

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

2

COTE D_LVOIRE

 

 

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

3

CROATIA

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

CUBA

20

21

22

15

24

16

40

27

 

185

CURACAO

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

4

 

5

CZECH REPUBLIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

DENMARK

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

EAST GERMANY

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

2

EGYPT

1

 

2

 

1

 

1

 

 

5

ENGLAND

3

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

10

16

ERITREA

 

 

4

1

 

 

1

 

 

6

ETHIOPIA

 

1

3

1

2

 

1

 

1

9

FRANCE

2

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

5

FRENCH GUIANA

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

2

FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

GABON

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

GEORGIA

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

GERMANY

2

 

1

 

 

1

1

 

2

7

GHANA

10

 

6

6

1

 

 

 

1

24

HONG KONG

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

INDIA

18

6

37

14

10

3

14

 

3

105

INDONESIA

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

IRAN:ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

 

 

6

1

1

3

3

 

1

15

IRAQ

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

IRELAND

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

2

ITALY

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

JAMAICA

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

JAPAN

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

KENYA

6

 

12

4

1

1

7

1

2

34

KOREA(NORTH)

 

1

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

3

KOREA(SOUTH)

2

 

1

1

 

 

2

 

4

10

LEBANON

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

LESOTHO

6

34

18

6

5

1

12

1

3

86

LIBERIA

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

LIBYA

4

1

1

6

 

1

7

 

 

20

MALAWI

 

2

8

4

3

 

2

 

3

22

MALI

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

MAURITANIA

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

MAURITIUS

2

 

6

5

1

 

1

 

7

22

MEXICO

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

MOZAMBIQUE

 

 

9

1

 

2

2

 

 

14

NAMIBIA

2

1

9

4

4

1

3

2

5

31

NEPAL

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

NETHERLANDS

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

7

10

NEW ZEALAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

NIGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

2

NIGERIA

36

14

66

45

14

26

33

9

18

261

NORWAY

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

PAKISTAN

6

 

8

2

 

 

1

1

1

19

PALESTINE: STATE OF

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

PHILIPPINES

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

POLAND

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

3

PORTUGAL

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

QATAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

REPUBLIC OF CONGO

42

37

266

87

9

13

152

44

36

686

ROMANIA

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

RWANDA

 

2

2

7

2

1

 

1

10

25

SCOTLAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

SENEGAL

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

SOMALIA

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

SOUTH SUDAN

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

2

SPAIN

 

 

1

2

1

 

 

 

 

4

SRI LANKA

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

SUDAN

 

 

4

1

 

1

1

 

 

7

SWAZILAND

2

3

16

6

2

10

2

 

1

42

SWEDEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

SWITZERLAND

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

TAIWAN

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

2

TANZANIA

2

 

1

1

 

 

2

 

 

6

TOGO

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

TUNISIA

2

4

1

13

 

7

6

3

 

36

TURKEY

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

UGANDA

7

 

9

7

2

2

3

 

1

31

UKRAINE

 

1

 

 

 

1

2

 

1

5

UNITED KINGDOM

 

 

3

5

 

 

 

 

5

13

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

4

 

3

1

 

 

 

 

3

11

URUGUAY

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

USSR

 

 

3

1

2

 

 

 

 

6

WEST GERMANY

 

1

3

1

 

 

 

 

3

8

YUGOSLAVIA

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

ZAIRE

3

6

8

2

 

 

5

3

1

28

ZAMBIA

2

 

8

7

3

5

7

 

4

36

ZIMBABWE

23

14

102

49

22

18

40

6

28

302

Grand Total

225

158

730

350

132

119

382

108

183

2387

*Data source is PERSAL report extracted in May 2022

c) The following is the current vacancy rate of critical skills in each province.

Critical Skills employed per Province - Vacancy rate as at May 2022

 

Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

KwaZulu Natal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

North West

Northern Cape

Western Cape

Overall % Vacant

NURSE CATEGORIES

15.38

10.13

20.40

29.33

8.51

3.74

5.94

2.02

4.57

15.47

EMS / PARAMEDICS

10.72

11.60

49.21

8.96

3.69

0.53

5.27

1.76

8.26

28.39

MEDICAL PRACTIONER

8.42

13.58

16.15

23.95

20.97

3.12

4.21

2.40

7.19

16.22

PHARMACIST

13.76

8.56

10.40

16.51

25.99

4.89

11.31

2.75

5.81

9.26

Grand Total

14.34

10.59

20.32

28.04

10.26

3.60

5.76

2.07

5.01

15.59

*Data source is PERSAL report extracted in May 2022

 

d) The breakdown of the type of critical skills shortages in each province is as follows:

Vacant Posts in the Public Health Sector

 

JOB TITLE

Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

KwaZulu Natal

Limpopo Province

Mpumalanga

North West

Northern Cape

Western Cape

Grand Total

NURSE CATEGORIES

3484

2294

4621

6644

1927

847

1346

457

1035

22655

EMS / PARAMEDICS

61

66

280

51

21

3

30

10

47

569

MEDICAL PRACTIONER

302

487

579

859

752

112

151

86

258

3586

PHARMACIST

45

28

34

54

85

16

37

9

19

327

Grand Total

3892

2875

5514

7608

2785

978

1564

562

1359

27137

Data source is PERSAL report extracted in May 2022

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